Albizia lebbeck (Linn.)Willd.
Family :- Mimosaceae.
Habitat :- All over India, from the
Heights up to 1000 min theHimalayas;
also in the Andamans.
English :- Siris tree, East Indian
walnut.
Ayurvedic :- Shirisha, Bhandi,
Bhandila, Shitapushpa, Mridupushpa,
Kapitana (bark—dusty black).
Unani :- Siras.
Siddha/Tamil :- Vaagei.
Action :- Antiseptic, antibacterial,
antiallergic, antidermatosis, antidysenteric. Bark—used in bronchitis;
bark and seeds in piles; root in hemicrania; flowers in cough, bronchitis, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, and asthma. Pod— antiprotozoal.
Action :- Bark—a decoction is given in rheumatism and haemorrhage. The bark contains beta-sitosterol and yields 10–15% tannins. An oleanolic acid saponin, proceric acid saponin mixture from seeds and root saponin exhibit spermicidal activity.
